What our educators thought

“The children absolutely devoured this book! They were hooked after just reading the blurb. We had to stop having discussions after each chapter as they just wanted to find out what happened next! I didn’t pre-read the book and as the story started I was worried that the children would quickly make comparisons to other well known books set in a school of magic, however, this was a refreshing, highly original and fast paced adventure. They have all been left wanting to know what happens next and are looking forward to the next book in the series. This book is a relatively quick read. We read this over two book club sessions (around an hour and a half in total). I could see this book being used in guided reading sessions. It has great vocabulary and lots of opportunities for predictions to be made. The information contained at the back of the book telling the reader that the book is based in part of African culture was also very interesting. I also liked the information about the vocabulary used and about the author and illustrator. I am also eagerly awaiting the next book of Kwame’s Magic Quest!”